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Unlimited to the Limit
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The vast majority of Western music is composed using the chromatic scale, a palette of just twelve distinguishable sounds. This might seem painfully limited. A twelve-color palette evokes memories of Crayola and preschool. Twelve words is way less than what the first sentence of this paragraph contains.
Yet based on that limited palette of sounds we’ve heard everything from epic Chopin piano concertos to the progressive-metal mastery of Tool.
Think about this next time you’re required to create within limitations, whether it’s resources, time, energy…
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Author: Alex RodrÃguez
Alex is a Visual & Interaction Creative at Mindclay, with his base being Motion Graphic Design. He's written and maintained several blogs and podcasts since 2004, but has been immersed in online social media since 1992. He frequently whips up a badass espresso at the office, stuff of legends (seriously, you gotta try it if you ever spin by). You can follow him on Twitter: @alxrodz, and connect with him via LinkedIn and Facebook.
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